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Palou relishes third IndyCar title making a ‘tremendous particular’ yr
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Palou relishes third IndyCar title making a ‘tremendous particular’ yr

Motorsports October 30, 2024
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Alex Palou has positioned his identify among the many listing of all-time greats of IndyCar lore by claiming his third collection championship after a wild season finale at Nashville Superspeedway.

The Spaniard prevailed with an Eleventh-place end after 206 laps on the 1.33-mile oval on Sunday, which proved sufficient as his closest rival, Will Energy, noticed hopes dashed when his seat belt got here free and finally led to his No. 12 Group Penske Chevrolet fading to twenty fourth, eight laps down. 

“Effectively, originally I needed to go for it,” Palou mentioned. “I needed to take some probabilities on the beginning making an attempt to make up some room. Simply beginning thus far again, we would have liked to achieve.

“The whole lot was working proper. As much as fifteenth or sixteenth, one thing like that, which was already step. Then I noticed the 12 going into pit lane. At first I used to be like, ‘Oh, what technique are they going to drag off?’

“Sadly that is not the way in which clearly you need your greatest competitor to go down on the season finale. On the similar time that is what occurred to us two weeks in the past, so… Yeah, it is racing. It is motorsport. That is what makes this sport so onerous.

“After that we had been doing our personal race. Clearly keeping track of the No. 12 automotive, however simply making an attempt to maneuver ahead.”

Champion Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing Honda

Photograph by: Penske Leisure

In claiming his second consecutive title, Palou turns into the primary to go back-to-back since Dario Franchitti pulled off a three-peat from 2009-11. Moreover, being 27 years, 5 months and 14 days previous, Palou turned the second-youngest driver to assert three championships; Sam Hornish Jr. holds the report because the youngest at 27 years, two months and eight days in 2006.

This outing additionally continues to point out the power of Chip Ganassi Racing, who now have earned 16 titles, together with 4 over the previous 5 seasons. 

Whereas Palou is relishing his third title, although, this one stands aside for one important motive: it’s his first as a father.

Champion Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing Honda

Champion Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing Honda

Photograph by: Penske Leisure

“They are saying profitable is the most effective factor in life, which I agree,” Palou mentioned. “They are saying being a dad is the most effective factor in life, which I double agree. However whenever you do each in the identical yr, it is actual tremendous particular.

“It has been a tremendous yr of studying, clearly. Perhaps sleeping a bit bit much less. Not having the ability to be on the simulator as a lot as I used to at house, taking part in video video games.

“It has been superb. I would not change something that I am residing in the intervening time. It was the most effective factor to have her at my first win this yr on the Indy highway course, to have her right this moment celebrating.”

With that, although, Palou additionally admitted that he already talked to Franchitti, who stays a key a part of CGR in a driver coach position.

“Yeah, he nonetheless jogged my memory that he did it as soon as extra,” Palou mentioned. “So, I nonetheless have yet one more yr to catch him. Hopefully we are able to.”

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